Orb of Oblivion
Resource
Pure Aetherium Orbs serve as a kind of magical battery. The Orb of Oblivion holds Aetherium meant for the removal and trimming of old things. As parts and items wear down, they are destroyed or repurposed to make way for better and longer lasting works.
The game's own text DataminedCurrency.ActivityCompletion.2
Where it comes from
These Orbs are only found within Dreamstone missions.
The game's own words, from the Resources screenCorroborated.
What it is spent on
| Where | Priced in | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Upgrading an itemcraftingUpgrade | 6 places | 2–10 |
Unlocking a ValorplatevalorplateLeveling | 1 place | 5 |
Valorplates it unlocks
| Valorplate | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hinterclaw | 5 |
Unlocking asks 5 Orb of Oblivion where every other Valorplate asks 50 of its resource. Why is UNKNOWN.
From the game's Valorplate levelling table Datamined.
What the drop tables grant
| Context | Rows | Amount each |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamstone rewards | 10 | 1–10 |
| Not named by the file | 6 | 1–25 |
These are the amounts a single grant is worth. Where each context fires — which activity, which enemy, how often — is UNKNOWN: the files name the context, not the place, and the drop trace has not been run for resources.
Sources
- Row:
Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → currencies → Currency.ActivityCompletion.2Datamined - Name and description: the game's own string table, read by
tools/extract_resources.py - What spends it:
valorplateLeveling,craftingUpgrade,craftingEnchant,craftingRuneUpgradeandzenunShop— every table that names this tag in a cost list - What grants it:
lootCurrency